,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aihb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ad1 #bjbc ,mr4  
,hick5loop] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1   
,mr4 ,lujn1 & ,mr4 ,wick]7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d    
*apt] #eaa ( title #ea1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 to modify ! au?ority = space     
transportation infra/ructure            
mod]nization grants1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,spaceport ,project ,opportunities =  
,resili5t ,transportation ,act or !     
,,spaceport ,act4  #b4 ,space laun*     
infra/ructure  7a7 ,modification ( grant
 au?ority  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subsection 7b7
 ( section #eaajb ( title #ea1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3
  7b7 ,limitations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!    
,secret>y may make a project grant "u   
?is *apt] only if ! grant w n be = m ?an
 #ij p]c5t ( ! total co/ ( ! project4   
7#b7 ,waiv] ,! ,secret>y may waive !    

application ( p>agraph 7#a7 if !        
,secret>y det]m9es t su* a waiv] is 9 ! 
national int]e/4  4  7b7 ,eligibility   
crit]ia ,section #eaajc ( title #ea1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
subsection 7b7--  7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a7--
 7i7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t's space         
transportation ne$s & ins]t+ ! civil1   
national security1 & comm]cial space    
transportation ne$s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  
7ii7 9 subp>agraph 7,e71 by /rik+       
contributions & ins]t+ support2 &  7iii7
 9 subp>agraph 7,f71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at
 ! end & ins]t+ 1 z ne$$42  7,b7 by     
/rik+ p>agraph 7#b7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  
7#b7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,transportation %all
 develop specific crit]ia = evaluat+ &  
select+ propos$ projects bas$ on !      
consid]ations "u p>agraph 7#a74  2 &    
7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7 ,!
 ,secret>y ( ,transportation %all       
consult ) ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 !      
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national ,a]onautics &
 ,space ,adm9i/ration1 ! ,secret>y (    

,comm]ce1 & ! heads ( o!r appropriate   
ag5cies ( ! ,gov]nm5t ) respect to      
subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,f7 ( p>agraph     
7#a71 z appropriate4  2 &  7#b7 by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+3  7e7 ,fund+ ( program
 ,activities c>ri$ out "u ?is section   
%all be fund$ only ?r\gh appropriations 
approv$ by ,congress & n ?r\gh us] fees 
or o!r funds4  4  7c7 ,report  7#a7 ,9  
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( 
! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (    
,transportation1 9 consultation ) !     
,secret>y ( ,def5se1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,national ,a]onautics & ,space          
,adm9i/ration1 ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 &
 ! heads ( o!r appropriate ag5cies ( !  
,gov]nm5t1 %all submit to ,congress a   
report t-- 7,a7 evaluates ! dem& = space
 transportation s]vices1 includ+ !      
civil1 national security1 & comm]cial   
space transportation ne$s ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates & int]national comm]cial m>kets2 
7,b7 provides legislative1 regulatory1 &
 policy recomm5dations to ensure robu/ &
 resili5t space transportation          

capabilities 9 support ( ! national     
space policy2  7,c7 exam9es a range (   
long-t]m fund+ options & relat$         
consid]ations = space transportation    
infra/ructure projects2 &  7,d7 provides
 an assessm5t ( int]national space      
transportation capabilities & inve/m5ts1
 includ+ recomm5dations = ma9ta9+ ,unit$
 ,/ates competitiv5ess & develop+ an    
int]national space transportation       
network4  7#b7 ,updates ,n lat] ?an #f  
ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 & e #d ye>s !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y (
 ,transportation %all--  7,a7 update !  
report submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#a72 &     
7,b7 submit su* updat$ report to        
,congress4  7d7 ,au?orization (         
appropriations ,section #eaaje ( title  
#ea1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
/rik+ ,n m ?an & all t foll[s ?r\gh !   
p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ ,!re is au?oriz$
 to be appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y (     
,transportation = ea* fiscal ye> n m ?an
 #aj1jjj1jjj to make grants "u ?is      
*apt]44  7e7 ,te*nical am5dm5ts  7#a7   

,*apt] head+ ,! head+ ( *apt] #eaa (    
title #ea1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 to read z foll[s3  #eaa ,space         
transportation infra/ructure            
mod]nization grants  4  7#b7 ,table (   
*apt]s ,! table ( *apt]s at ! beg9n+ (  
title #ea1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by /rik+ ! item relat+ to *apt] #eaa & 
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  #eaa4,space           
,transportation ,infra/ructure          
,mod]nization ,grants#eaaja  4